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His Only Crime Was Coming Home
As Western-backed forces push Islamic State out of Mosul, its militants are laying minefields in their wake – aimed not at soldiers but at ordinary people who have come back to rebuild their lives. Colin Freeman went on a tour of Iraq’s new killing fields
The Modest Dutch Designer Who Made Millions From Miffy
Dick Bruna, who has died aged 89, created one of the most instantly recognisable characters in children’s literature, said The New York Times: the sparsely drawn white rabbit known in English as Miffy.
Trump's conflict of interest: how will he deal with it?
Donald Trump ran, and won, on a promise to “drain the swamp” of Washington corruption, said Eugene Robinson in The Washington Post. But so far, he seems intent on deepening it. The president-elect owns or has stakes in around 500 companies, at least 111 of which do business overseas. This creates a massive and unprecedented conflict of interest. One of Trump’s biggest lenders, for example, is Germany’s Deutsche Bank, currently negotiating a multibillion-dollar settlement with the Justice Department over abuses that contributed to the 2008 market crash.
What the scientists are saying...
What the scientists are saying...
Cricket: Kohli hammers England
The end was “swift” and brutal, said Vic Marks in The Guardian. On the final morning of the fourth Test, in Mumbai, India needed less than half an hour to take England’s last four wickets. They thrashed the visitors by an innings and 36 runs to seal a 3-0 series victory, with the fifth Test still to be played.
Keeping The Press Under Control
Press freedom is under threat – at least according to recent newspaper reports. What are they so worried about?
The Society Photographer Who Married A Princess
The Earl of Snowdon 1930-2017.
Exhibition Of The Week War In The Sunshine, The British In Italy 1917-18
For most of us, the story of the First World War is defined by the “mud, gas and trenches” of the Western Front, said Waldemar Januszczak in The Sunday Times.
How Humanity Got Hooked on Sugar
It produces a burst of energy and a feeling of profound pleasure, followed by a life-long craving for more. It is cheap, widelyavailable – and children love it. Gary Taubes reports on how sugar became the world’s most popular drug
Exhibition Of The Week The American Dream
Printmaking has long been seen as the “poor relation of art history”, said Alastair Sooke in The Daily Telegraph.
